168 THE HORSE 



French draft or the Norman, as the description of the 

 Percheron already given will suffice. 



BOULONNAIS 



This variety of draft -horses is somewhat larger and 

 not so active as are the Percherons. Their appearance 

 leads to the conclusion that they have more of the blood 

 of the heavy draft or Flemish, and less of the Oriental 

 blood, than the Percheron, which they somewhat resem- 

 ble. Though closely related to the Percheron, they are 

 coarser in make-up, slower of movement and less desir- 

 able for American uses. The breed takes its name from 

 the city of Boulogne. The colors are variable. Their 

 most appropriate place is for heavy tandem draft -teams 

 in the streets of Paris. They are not prized as highly in 

 the United States as are most of the other draft- breeds. 



BELGIAN DRAFT - HORSE 



The Belgian horse has not been so popular in the 

 United States as the Clyde and the Peivheron. The 

 reason why these two breeds have been imported and 

 bred in far greater numbers than the other draft-breeds 

 is believed to be due to the fact that both of these breeds 

 possess not only good draft form, but superior action, 

 courage and style, for horses produced as they were, 

 largely from the phlegmatic branch of the genus Equns 

 Caballus. Be this as it may, the American requires 

 that even his draft -horse shall not pound the pavement 

 too heavily, or be as slow and as unresponsive as an ox. 



